Islamic Studies Qualification related questions

Who is considered the final prophet in Islam? a) Moses b) Jesus c) Muhammad d) Abraham Answer: c) Muhammad What is the holy book of Islam? a) Psalms b) Torah c) Bible d) Quran Answer: d) Quran What is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are required to undertake at least once in their lifetime? a) Jihad b) Zakat c) Hajj d) Umrah Answer: c) Hajj What is the term for the declaration of faith in Islam? a) Adhan b) Shahada c) Salah d) Zakat Answer: b) Shahada Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam related to fasting during the month of Ramadan? a) Zakat b) Hajj c) Sawm d) Shahada Answer: c) Sawm What is the Islamic term for charity or almsgiving? a) Hajj b) Shahada c) Zakat d) Umrah Answer: c) Zakat Who is considered the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad? a) Aisha b) Khadijah c) Fatimah d) Hafsa Answer: b) Khadijah Which Islamic month is known as the “Month of Fasting”? a) Muharram b) Rajab c) Ramadan d) Shawwal Answer: c) Ramadan What is the Islamic term for the daily prayers performed by Muslims? a) Zakat b) Sawm c) Salah d) Shahada Answer: c) Salah What is the significance of the Kaaba in Islam? a) It is the holy book of Islam b) It is the pilgrimage site in Medina c) It is the direction Muslims face during prayer d) It is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad Answer: c) It is the direction Muslims face during prayer What does the term “Sunnah” refer to in Islam? a) The holy book of Islam b) The sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad c) The pilgrimage to Mecca d) The Islamic month of fasting Answer: b) The sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad What is the name of the angel who revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad? a) Gabriel b) Michael c) Raphael d) Azrael Answer: a) Gabriel Which Islamic festival commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God? a) Eid al-Fitr b) Eid al-Adha c) Eid al-Ghadeer d) Eid al-Mawlid Answer: b) Eid al-Adha What is the term for the Islamic pilgrimage that can be performed at any time of the year, unlike Hajj? a) Sawm b) Shahada c) Umrah d) Zakat Answer: c) Umrah Which Islamic scholar is known for compiling the Hadith collections of Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and actions? a) Ibn Taymiyyah b) Imam Malik c) Imam Bukhari d) Imam Ghazali Answer: c) Imam Bukhari What is the name of the night journey undertaken by the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and then to heaven? a) Laylat al-Qadr b) Isra and Miraj c) Hijra d) Ashura Answer: b) Isra and Miraj Which of the following is NOT considered one of the major sins (Al-Kaba’ir) in Islam? a) Murder b) Adultery c) Backbiting d) Charity Answer: d) Charity What is the term for the Islamic concept of struggle or striving, often associated with spiritual or moral efforts? a) Zakat b) Sawm c) Jihad d) Shahada Answer: c) Jihad Who is considered the first caliph after the death of Prophet Muhammad? a) Abu Bakr b) Umar c) Uthman d) Ali Answer: a) Abu Bakr Which Islamic month marks the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina? a) Ramadan b) Shawwal c) Rabi’ al-Awwal d) Muharram Answer: c) Rabi’ al-Awwal What is the term for the Islamic declaration of faith in the Oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad? a) Shahada b) Salah c) Zakat d) Sawm Answer: a) Shahada What is the name of the Islamic legal framework derived from the Quran and Hadith? a) Shariah b) Fiqh c) Hadith d) Sunnah Answer: b) FiqhWhat is the name of the Islamic month that precedes Ramadan and is considered sacred for fasting? a) Muharram b) Rajab c) Sha’ban d) Shawwal Answer: c) Sha’ban What is the term for the pilgrimage that Muslims can perform in place of Hajj if they are unable to undertake the Hajj journey? a) Sawm b) Qurbani c) Umrah d) Aqiqah Answer: c) Umrah Who is the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, considered the fourth caliph in Sunni Islam and the first Imam in Shia Islam? a) Umar b) Abu Bakr c) Uthman d) Ali Answer: d) Ali What is the term for the Islamic law of retaliation, often associated with the concept of “an eye for an eye”? a) Qisas b) Tawhid c) Barakah d) Sunnah Answer: a) Qisas What is the term for the practice of giving a formal oath of allegiance to a leader or ruler in Islam? a) Bay’ah b) Fatwa c) Ijtihad d) Taqwa Answer: a) Bay’ah Which of the following is NOT considered one of the sources of Islamic law (Shariah)? a) Hadith b) Quran c) Sunnah d) Ijma Answer: c) Sunnah What is the term for the obligatory annual charity given by Muslims, typically calculated as a percentage of their wealth? a) Sawm b) Zakat c) Hajj d) Qurbani Answer: b) Zakat Who is the mother of Prophet Muhammad? a) Aminah bint Wahb b) Khadijah bint Khuwaylid c) Fatimah bint Asad d) Aisha bint Abi Bakr Answer: a) Aminah bint Wahb Which battle is considered the first significant military encounter between the early Muslims and the Quraysh of Mecca? a) Battle of Uhud b) Battle of Badr c) Battle of the Trench d) Battle of Hunayn Answer: b) Battle of Badr What is the term for the religious tax paid by Muslims, usually calculated as a percentage of their income, to support the less fortunate? a) Zakat b) Khums c) Jizya d) Sadaqah Answer: a) Zakat Who is the archangel mentioned in Islam as a messenger of God and the deliverer of divine revelations to prophets? a) Michael b) Israfil c) Gabriel d) Azrael Answer: c) Gabriel What is the term for the night of power and decree, which is believed to be one of the last ten nights of Ramadan and highly revered in Islam? a) Laylat al-Qadr b) Laylat al-Isra c) Laylat al-Baraat d) Laylat al-Mi’raj Answer: a) Laylat al-Qadr Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental beliefs (Aqeedah) in Islam? a) Belief in the Oneness of God (Tawhid) b) Belief in Angels (Mala’ika) c) Belief in Prophets (Nubuwwah) d) Belief in reincarnation Answer: d) Belief in reincarnation What is the term for the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the Five Pillars of Islam? a) Hajj b) Umrah c) Jihad d) Sawm Answer: a) Hajj Who is considered the last caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate in Sunni Islam? a) Abu Bakr b) Umar c) Uthman d) Ali Answer: c) Uthman What is the term for the practice of Islamic jurisprudence and legal reasoning based on scholarly interpretation? a) Sunnah b) Ijtihad c) Qiyas d) Fard Answer: b) Ijtihad Which Islamic scholar is known for compiling one of the six major Hadith collections, known as Sahih Muslim? a) Imam Malik b) Imam Bukhari c) Imam Muslim d) Imam Abu Dawood Answer: c) Imam Muslim What is the term for the migration of Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina? a) Shahada b) Hijra c) Qiblah d) Tahajjud Answer: b) Hijra What is the term for the direction that Muslims face during their prayers? a) Qiblah b) Mihrab c) Muezzin d) Minaret Answer: a) Qiblah Which Islamic scholar is known for his contributions to Islamic philosophy and theology, particularly the concept of Islamic mysticism or Sufism? a) Imam Ghazali b) Ibn Taymiyyah c) Ibn Khaldun d) Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Answer: a) Imam Ghazali What is the term for the daily pre-dawn meal eaten by Muslims before fasting during Ramadan? a) Suhoor b) Iftar c) Suhbah d) Salat Answer: a) Suhoor Which Islamic festival marks the end of Ramadan and is celebrated with prayers, feasts, and charitable acts? a) Eid al-Fitr b) Eid al-Adha c) Eid al-Ghadeer d) Eid al-Mawlid Answer: a) Eid al-Fitr What is the term for the additional voluntary prayers performed by Muslims, especially during the night? a) Salah b) Zakat c) Tahajjud d) Iqama Answer: c) Tahajjud Who is considered the “Mother of the Believers” in Islam, having been married to the Prophet Muhammad after the death of Khadijah? a) Aisha b) Fatimah c) Zainab d) Safiyyah Answer: a) Aisha What is the term for the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is mandatory for every financially and physically able Muslim at least once in their lifetime? a) Umrah b) Hajj c) Zakat d) Sawm Answer: b) Hajj Which Islamic scholar is known for his work in Islamic jurisprudence, particularly the Hanbali school of thought? a) Imam Malik b) Imam Bukhari c) Ibn Taymiyyah d) Imam Muslim Answer: c) Ibn Taymiyyah What is the term for the Islamic concept of divine predestination and foreknowledge of all things by God? a) Qadar b) Barzakh c) Fitnah d) Ghayb Answer: a) Qadar